Word Meaning よそ事

よそごと yosogoto

よそ事 is read as よそごと (yosogoto) and means another's affair.

Meaning

English

  1. another's affair
  2. matter of no concern
  3. nothing to do with one

Reading

Kana

よそごと

Romaji

yosogoto

Writing Variants

  • 余所事 よそごと yosogoto

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 68842 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年中行事

ねんちゅうぎょうじ

annual function

私事

しじ

personal affairs

人事

じんじ

personnel affairs

理事

りじ

director

知事

ちじ

prefectural governor

見事

みごと

something worth seeing

行事

ぎょうじ

event

工事

こうじ

construction work

出来事

できごと

incident

大事

だいじ

safe

こと

after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

仕事

しごと

work